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"There Is Only One Course
To Us," Says Chamberlain Announcing
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LONDON, SEPT. 1 (Reuter)—"I DO NOT PROPOSE TO SAY MANY WORDS TO NIGHT," DECLARED THE PRIME MINISTER, BEGINNING HIS SPEECH TO THE EIGHTEEN HOUSE. "THE TIME HAS COME FOR ACTION RATHER THAN SPEECH.
MONTHS AGO I PRAYED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY MIGHT NOT FALL UPON ME TO ASK THIS COUNTRY TO ACCEPT THE AWFUL ARBITRAMENT OF WAR. I FEAR- I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID THAT RESPONSIBILITY. BUT I WOULD NOT WISH FOR CONDITIONS CLEARER THAN THEY ARE TO-DAY AS TO WHERE MY DUTY"
LIES."
WE HAVE NOT NEGLECTED ANY MEANS OF MAK- ING IT CRYSTAL CLEAR TO THE GERMAN GOVERN- MENT THAT IF THEY INSISTED ON USING FORCE AGAIN IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY USED. IT IN THE PAST, WE WERE RESOLVED TO OPPOSE THEM BY FORCE
RESPONSIBILITY IS HITLER'S
Now that all the relevant documents are being made public, we shall stand at the bar of history knowing that the responsibility for this terrible catastrophe lies on the shoulders of one man. The German Chancellor has not hesitated to plunge the world into misery to serve his own senseless ambitions."
After thanking the House for the forbearance they had shown in not demanding from him information while the negotiations were still in progress, Mr. Chamberlain refer- red to the publication of the correspondence with the Ger- man Government, which, he said, made it perfectly clear that our object had been to try to bring about discussions about the Polish-German dispute between the two coun- tries themselves on terms of equality.
HOUSE IN CONTINUOUS SESSION
Fifteen Bills In One Night
REGULATION OF WAR ECONOMY
London, Sept. 2 (Reuter- Fifteen bills were disposed of
The settlement was to be one which safeguarded the independence of Poland, and secured its due observance by international guarantee.
ONE PASSAGE
THE PRIME MINISTER
forces from Polish terri- tory, His Majesty's Govern- ment will, without hesita- tion, full their obliga- tions.'
*
"If the reply to this last warn- ing is unfavourable, and I do not suggest that it is likely to be otherwise, the British Ambassador the proposals for communication has been instructed to ask for his to his Government.
that case, we ser passport. In "Thereupon, in the most violent ready." terms, Herr, von, Ribbentrop said Mr. Chamberlain then announ- he would never ask the Ambas-ced that the defence, preparations sador to visit him. He hinted that had already been made public, ad- if the Polish Ambassador asked ding, "The thoughts of many of him for an "interview it might be us must at this moment inevitably different."
be" turned back to 1914 and to a In a sentence which was not comparison of gur position now clearly audible, the Prime Minister and that which existed then How appeared to say that the position do we stand this time? seemed to be that Germany claim- ed to treat Poland as in the wrong! for not entering into negotiations with Germany about the proposals, which Poland never heard of.
BETTER THAN 1914 "The answer is that all three services are ready and that the situation in all directions is far more favourable and reassuring
than in 1914.
"TOO LATE FOR COPY"
"The main and most satisfactory "On Wednesday night." Mr. Chamberlain continued, "Herr von thing to observe is that there is
need lengthy no
for any appeal in a Ribbentrop produced document and read it aloud in general way for recruits, such as
A
H.K. - NAM TAU FERRY SERVICE
RESUMED
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1939.
CROSSWORD
NO.
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The Hongkong-Nam Tau Ferry Service, which had been suspended since Wednesday lust, was resumed
1 French coin yesterday, the first boat leaving at
4 Degrade i 7 am Passengers coming by the
9 Obtained ferry report that everything... is quiet on that section of the border. 12 Cloth mea-
sure Reports from Shumchun, how- ever, reveal that there were some 13 Give a slop- ing edgo to... guerilla attacks on the Japanese garrison in the vicinity, and al-14 Rubber tree though no confirmation is avail-15, Greek letter able from official, sources, reparts 16 Beverage. “ that machine-gun firing was heard 17 Elude across the border opposite Lok Ma 19 Remain.. Chew at about 10 o'clock on Satur-21 Level day night seem to indicate that 22 Space 'cut in the news was not entirely without , one course
24 Eloquence in foundation.
speaking
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WARSAW, Sept. President. Moscicki of Poland has: announced that Marshal" Smigly- Rydz will succeed him should the 32 Presidency become vacant,
(Reuter)-31 Analyse
The Polish Ambassador, called or Lord Halifax on Saturday to give him the latest news.
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"CAN STAY OUT OF WAR": ROOSEVELT
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Reuter) 44 Covering President Roosevelt said to-day 47 Night before
a holiday that he believed that the United States could stay out of the war.
German at top speed. Naturally, was issued by Lord Kitchener 25 GANDHI TO
our Ambassador asked for a copy. years ago.”
Turning
to the future, Mr. "The reply was that it was too
that 1t was late as the Polish representative Chamberlain said had not arrived in Berlin by mid-essential, in the face of the tre
mendous task confronting us, and night.
"We never got a copy of these more especially in view of our past
frst time proposals. The
we experience, to organise our man- heard them was on the broadcast power this time upon as method- last night.
cal equitable and economic s "There is just one passage in a "Is it not clear that the German basis as was possible. Therefore, it communication, dated August 30th.) conception of negotiation was was proposed immediately to in- directed to which I would like to quote, be-that, at an almost instantaneous troduce legislation cause it shows how easily a final demand, a Polish plenipotentiary that end. clash" might have been avoided. should go to Berlin, where others there had been the least desire on the part of the German Govern- arrive at peaceful settlement." the Premter cont tinued.
ment to
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The Bill would be laid before the had been before, and there receive | House. For all practical purposes, a document of demands to be ac-it would amount to an extension cepted in its entirety?
of the Military Training Act. All "The proper course; in our view, fit men between the ages of 18 was that these proposals should and 41 would be able to military
In this document we said, 'have been put before Poland, who service. Steps would be taken to Majesty's Government fully re- should have been given time to ensure that the manpower re- cognise the need for speed in dis- consider them and say whether quired for industry would not be
cussion and they share the appre- they infringed on her vital inter- taken away.
hension of the Chancellor from ests, which Germany bad assured
armies standing face to face.
the proximity of two mobilised us previously she intended to
"We would accordingly most
taking.
respect.
MUSSOLINI
Mr. Chamberlain recorded the satisfaction of himself and the The Polish Ambassor saw Herr Government that it had been strongly urge that both parties von Ribbentrop last night and told brought out in these last days of should undertake that during the him that Poland would negotiate the crisis that signor Mussolini in record time by Parliament negotiations no agressive military on an equal basis. Germany's re- had also been doing his best to last night and the House will movement shall take place. His ply to that was the crossing of and a solution, meet again today at 3 o'clock Majesty's Government feel con- troops this morning at dawn, and "Now it remains for us to seb in order to pass several more fident that they can obtain such the German Air Force has since our teeth and enter upon this we so earnestly emergency measures Includ- an undertaking from the Polish been reported to be bombing open struggle which
endeavoured to avoid with deter- ing a bill of the extension of Government If the German Goy-toys.
"In these circumstances, there is mination to see it through to the the provisions of the Militia ernment will give a similar under-
only one course open to us.
end," the Premier declared. Training Act.
"That telegram brought
reply from the -Under this extension all fit instantaneous men between the ages of 18 Polish Government on August 31st, and 41 will be liable for mill- in which the Polish Government said they were prepared," on a re- tary service,
ciprocal basis, to give a guarantee billa passed
In the event of negotiations taking The most important yesterday night were, the, resolus place that Polish troops would not tion extending Government credit violate the frontier of the German by £500,000,000; the Currency De Reich providing that a corres fence Bill to amend the law ponding guarantee was given by regarding ing Exchange Equalis the Germans. tion Fand and to make Postal Orders and, certain banknotes temporary legal tender in the
GERMAN BILENCE "We never had a reply from the
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH AMBASSADORS IN BERLIN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO GIVE THE GERMAN GOVERN-
·MENT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT ARE
"Early this morning the German Chancellor issued a proclamation to the Ger- man Army which indicated clearly that he was about- to attack Poland.
"The Information Just event of shortage of notes and to German Government to that sug-received by the British and remove the present init of £650.- gestion, which, if it had been fol- French Governments indi- 000,000 as the amount that might lowed, might have saved the catastrophe which took place this be to the fxchequer Account,
morning."
Other bills include a price law
Mr. Chamberlain then referred to be applied to aircraft and
tu: the German broadcast: last amandments to the enactments relating to prices and to me con- night and a sentence therein, "In these circumstances; the Reich froiling of import and export and! the carriage of certain goods, and Government considers its pro- the forbidding - dealing with the posals rejected."... enemy handle t
Mr. Chamberlain said that these proposals had never been communicated by Ger- many to Poland.
The quibreak of hostilities, he teen Germany and Poland has brenght business to a standstil in those markets which remained he added that, on August 29th open pestendant, cë,
the German Government said they would draw up propomis for a solution acceptable to themselves and would, if possible, place there proposals before the British Gov- eriment before the arrival of the Polish negotiator
In the Foreign Erchange Market istering (nominally qudied at 4.10 In terms of the B. dollar as oses pared with 285 overnight, but little business was transacted, Wind) Street wie anty/
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"We were awaiting these pro- posals, the Premier said, "and uur Ambassador urged Herr von on the sounding of Ribbentrop to invite the Polish Soters 1g Ambassador to call, so, that Herr von Ribbentrop could hand him except as air Warnings.
cates that German troops have crossed the Polish frontier and that attacks
"We shall enter into it with a clear conscience, with the support of the Dominions and the British Empire, and the moral approval of the greater part of the world,
"We have na quafrel with the German people, except that they allow themselves to be governed by the Nazi Government.
*As long as that Goverrument exists and pursues the methods which it so persistently followed in the last years, there can be no peace. In Europe.
that these "We are resolved that these methods must come to an end and in the struggle, we can re-
establish in the world the rules of | good, Laith - and the renunciation
are proceedingstances of force, then even the sacrifices
***In these
it would appear to the British and French Gov- ernments that by their ac tion the German Govern-
entailed upon us will find their
ullest justification:"
ment have created condi- ITALY WILL
tions, namely, an aggresalve act of force against Poland, which call for the imple- mentation by the British and French Governments. of the undertaking given by them to Poland to come to her assistance.
am accordingly to your Excellency inform that unless the German Government is prepared to give His Majesty's Govern ment satisfactory assuran ces that the German Goy ernment is to suspend all aggressive action against Poland and is prepared promptly to withdraw its
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